Chapter 209 Missing

Time passes by inadvertently.

At the end of March, Jiang Yueyao received a letter from Shen Baoqing.

She said that she had seen too many strange and bizarre things while following Xuan Ji, and when she returned to Beijing, she would tell her about them one by one in detail.

She also said that Xuan Ji treated her very well and would let her run away first when something happened.

Jiang Yuyao couldn't help laughing while watching it.

What kind of life do these two people live outside?

Also, letting her run away first when something happens... is this being very nice to her?

Jiang Yueyao read the letter over and over again, and finally put it in the box. She wanted to write her a reply envelope, but there was no address on the letter, so she didn't know where to send it, so she had to give up.

April came in a blink of an eye.

The fourth day of April is Qingming Festival.

It started raining in the middle of the night last night and didn't stop until morning.

Jiang Yueyao woke up early in the morning and got out of bed directly without lying in bed.

Hearing the noise, Amber came in. Seeing that she was up so early, she asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? It's raining outside and a little cold."

Jiang Yueyao sat on the bed, took the clothes she handed over, and said as she put them on: "Today is Qingming Festival, I have to go to the city to pay homage to my mother."

The 'mother' she was referring to here was naturally her adoptive mother, Jiang.

Amber nodded: "Then I will prepare it later."

"No need, Sister Lan has everything ready."

Amber didn't ask any more questions. She helped her get dressed and wash up, then had breakfast brought to her.

During breakfast, Shen Huaishan came over.

The girl, who usually wears bright clothes, was wearing simple clothes today, so she asked, "Are you going out of the city to pay tribute to your adoptive mother today?"

"Well, I agreed with Sister Lan yesterday that I would go there early in the morning. I can get back early by noon."

Shen Huaishan nodded: “No hurry, talk to her more.”

Then he sighed softly and touched Jiang Yueyao's head, "If you like, I can send someone to Su City to move her grave to the capital."

When Jiang Yueyao first came to the capital, she built a cenotaph for her adoptive mother outside the city, which was used for worship during festivals and holidays.

She never thought of moving her adoptive mother's grave here.

After all, Sucheng is my adoptive mother's home.

So when she heard Shen Huaishan say this, she hurriedly shook her head: "She loved Sucheng the most. When she was alive, she often said that if possible, she would be reborn there in the next life. So, Daddy, this is good."

Seeing her like this, Shen Huaishan no longer forced her.

He just said, "When your mother remembers you, I will go with her to see your adoptive mother."

"good."

After breakfast, Jiang Yueyao set off.

She first went to Jinxiufang to pick up Sulan, and Jinzi drove the carriage, and the three of them left the city.

There is a beautiful place with mountains and rivers on the outskirts of the city.

Jiang Yueyao searched for a long time and thought that her mother would definitely like this place, so she chose it.

The carriage couldn't go up, and the three of them walked for half an hour before they arrived.

The last time I came here was during the Chinese New Year. It has been four months since I last came here, and the grass on the grave has grown very long.

The three of them worked together to clean up the surroundings and placed offerings. Jiang Yueyao and Sulan knelt in front of the grave and began to burn paper.

Her adoptive mother always loved silver, so Jiang Yueyao gave her a lot of gold ingots, and wisps of green smoke rose up.

Sulan was talking to her mother in a rambling manner, mostly about herself, no matter how big or small, even how many bowls of rice she ate in one meal.

Jiang Yueyao listened quietly, occasionally interjecting a few words.

"Don't just listen to her nonsense. I didn't want to eat last time because I ate too much snacks."

"I've gained some weight, and even my hands have dimples."

"Mom, you haven't appeared in my dreams recently, but are you blaming me for not coming back to Sucheng to see you for a long time?"

"But Sucheng is too far away. It takes a long time to go back and forth."

"When I have some free time here, I'll come back to see you, okay?"

As we talked, the subject got off track.

"Last time I said I liked Lu Sui, you scolded me in my dream that night, saying that all men are bad."

"Mom, you haven't seen him. He's so handsome."

"Although he doesn't look like the pretty boy you like, he's well-mannered and has good looks... These are secondary. The most important thing is that he has a lot of power and money."

"How about bringing him here next time so you can meet him?"

"If you agree, can you come to my dream tonight?"

Jiang Yueyao originally wanted to stay a little longer, but the rain that had finally stopped started again.

This time, the rain was heavy.

The three of them quickly packed up their things and went down the mountain.

After going down the mountain, we found that the carriage parked at the foot of the mountain was gone.

Su Lan was anxious: "Where did this thief come from? How dare he steal the carriages and horses of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

Jiang Yueyao was also puzzled. This place was a mountainous area with no human habitation around. How could the carriage disappear?

She looked at Jinzi, but found her squatting on the ground, carefully observing the traces left on the ground.

There were footprints, but they were not big and did not look like men's feet.

The carriage left in that direction, and the traces left behind were very fresh, as if it had just left not long ago.

She stood up and looked at Jiang Yueyao: "Miss, you and Sister Lan wait here and don't run around. I'll go take a look ahead."

Jiang Yueyao nodded: "Be careful."

Jinzi followed the traces of the carriage all the way forward. Not long after she ran away, she saw the carriage parked not far away.

She stopped suddenly and drew her sword.

The carriage looked normal, but Jinzi smelled a medicinal odor.

She was born with a very sensitive nose, so even when it was raining and the air was washed away very cleanly, she could still smell it.

At first, Jinzi thought it was a petty thief.

But when I got closer, I found that there was no one there except the carriage.

The items inside were intact, and the horses were grazing leisurely in the rain...

Everything was obviously fine, but Jinzi's hair suddenly stood on end.

She didn't care about the carriage and turned around to run towards Jiang Yueyao and the others. Before she got there, she saw Sulan lying on the ground with two umbrellas scattered on the ground, and Jiang Yueyao was gone.

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During Qingming Festival, the morning is off for three days.

Lu Sui returned to his old house early in the morning to worship his ancestors.

Every year during Qingming Festival, the ancestral hall is opened to worship ancestors, which is naturally a major family event.

By the time he finished his work and came out of the ancestral hall, it was already noon.

Qingshu, who was waiting outside, was so anxious that he almost cried.

Seeing him come out, she immediately went to meet him and lowered her voice: "Master, something bad has happened. The girl is missing."

Lu Sui paused.

"What happened?"

Qingshu hurriedly recounted what had happened.

"The girl just disappeared like that, and till now, there is still no news."

Lu Sui's face darkened instantly.

He raised his foot and strode out, his voice as cold as ice.

"Qingxuan."

"I'm here."

"Bring your people with you and follow me out of the city."

"yes!"

At the same time, both the Shen family and the Bai family received news of Jiang Yueyao's disappearance.

Jinzi knelt in front of Shen Huaishan, her eyes were red, but no tears were shed.

She regretted it deeply.

I hate myself too!

How could such a big mistake happen?

"My subordinates went after the carriage, and in less than half a cup of tea, the girl disappeared."

"The time was too short, and I thought the thief couldn't get far, so I searched the area thoroughly, but still couldn't find any trace of the girl."

"My death is not a pity. Master, please allow me to go with you to find the girl..."

Shen Huaishan stood up and grabbed the sword.

He passed by Jinzi with an angry face and said something coldly.

"Accept the punishment and go into solitary confinement!"